Meaning of 突く in Japanese

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Definition of 突く

つく(tsuku) 【 突く ·衝く ·撞く ·捺く 】

突衝撞捺 Kanji Details

  1. (v5k, vt) to prick; to stab
  2. to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
  3. to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
  4. to attack
  5. to brave (the rain, etc.)
つつく(tsutsuku) 【 突く ·突付く 】

突付 Kanji Details

  1. (v5k, vt) to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
  2. to peck at (one's food); to pick at

    彼女はころんでひじをついた。
    She hurt her elbow when she fell down.

  3. to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)

    テーブルにひじを突くのはやめなさい。
    Stop resting your elbows on the table.

  4. to egg on; to put up to

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